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mainstay definition

main·stay (-stā′)

noun

  1. a stay, or line, extending forward from the mainmast, supporting it and holding it in position
  2. a chief support

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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